Is Strudiella a Devonian insect?

Thomas Hörnschemeyer, Joachim T. Haug, Olivier Bethoux, Rolf G. Beutel, Sylvain Charbonnier, Thomas A. Hegna, Markus Koch, Jes Rust, Sonja Wedmann, Sven Bradler and Rainer Willmann ()
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Thomas Hörnschemeyer: Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach-Institute of Zoology and Anthropology
Joachim T. Haug: Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald
Olivier Bethoux: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle UMR7207 CNRS (CR2P) CP38
Rolf G. Beutel: Entomology Group, Institut für Spezielle Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie
Sylvain Charbonnier: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle UMR7207 CNRS (CR2P) CP38
Thomas A. Hegna: Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle, 113 Tillman Hall, Macomb, Illinois 61455, USA
Markus Koch: Biocentre Grindel and Zoological Museum, University of Hamburg
Jes Rust: Steinmann Institute, University of Bonn
Sonja Wedmann: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum
Sven Bradler: Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach-Institute of Zoology and Anthropology
Rainer Willmann: Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach-Institute of Zoology and Anthropology

Nature, 2013, vol. 494, issue 7437, E3-E4

Abstract: Abstract Arising from R. Garrouste et al. Nature 488, 82–85 (2012)10.1038/nature11281 The origin of winged insects (Pterygota), one of the planet’s most diverse lineages of organisms, is assumed to lie in the Devonian, but as an extremely sparse fossil record impedes our understanding of their early diversification, any well-preserved insect fossil from this time would be particularly valuable1. Garrouste et al.2 described an arthropod from Upper Devonian freshwater sediments from the Strud locality in Belgium (∼360 million years ago) as an insect, Strudiella devonica. However, based on a thorough re-investigation of the specimen, we conclude that this interpretation is untenable. Hence we believe that, like several other Devonian arthropod remains3,4,5,6,7, Strudiella is not an insect, and utmost diligence should be taken in interpreting poorly preserved Devonian arthropods.

Date: 2013
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